2023
State-of-the-art review of medical improvisation curricula to teach health professional learners communication
Chan C, Windish D, Spak J, Makansi N. State-of-the-art review of medical improvisation curricula to teach health professional learners communication. Advances In Health Sciences Education 2023, 29: 1025-1046. PMID: 37921903, DOI: 10.1007/s10459-023-10296-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurriculum developmentCommunication skillsContent of curriculaLearners’ communication skillsCurricular goalsLearners’ communicationMedical improvCommunication curriculumMedical educationCurriculumMedical improvisationsTheatre principlesHealth professionalsLearnersBest practicesEmpathetic communicationSkillsEducationTeamworkImplementationCommunicationArticleImprovImprovisationDevelopmentCognition and dementia with Raymond and Brain: Curriculum development and evaluation using interactive animated flipped-classroom modules to impact nursing students’ attitude toward dementia care
Brown B, Kang G, Schwartz A, Rink A, Gallant N, Magpantay-Monroe E, Empleo-Frazier O, Windish D, Marottoli R. Cognition and dementia with Raymond and Brain: Curriculum development and evaluation using interactive animated flipped-classroom modules to impact nursing students’ attitude toward dementia care. Nurse Education In Practice 2023, 71: 103696. PMID: 37453370, DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing studentsCurriculum developmentNursing schoolsFlipped classroom curriculumStudent focus groupsCurriculum development processFlipped classroom moduleDifferent nursing schoolsBest practicesPre-post assessmentKnowledge quiz scoresFlipped classroomPedagogical approachNursing educationSense of missionReading assignmentsEligible studentsQuiz scoresNeeds assessment dataStudentsModule seriesInteractive modulesAssessment dataCurriculumAffective elements
2022
Anthropomorphic Character Animations Versus Digital Chalk Talks in a Resident Diabetes Pharmacotherapy Curriculum: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Brown B, Gielissen KA, Soares S, Gao CA, Moeller J, Windish D. Anthropomorphic Character Animations Versus Digital Chalk Talks in a Resident Diabetes Pharmacotherapy Curriculum: a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 2251-2258. PMID: 35710669, PMCID: PMC9202980, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07510-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharmacotherapy curriculumMultimodal curriculumMedical educationInternal medicine residentsSignificant knowledge gainsMedicine residentsSelf-reported comfortLearner experienceChalk talkEducator's toolkitLearner factorsDidactic curriculumCurriculumKnowledge gainVideo stylesGroup activitiesCOVID-19 pandemicQualitative dataIdentical lecturesImmediate posttestEnded feedbackKey themesMean scoreEducationBest practicesStructure and impact of longitudinal Graduate Medical Education curricula designed to prepare future clinician-educators: A systematic scoping review: BEME Guide No. 74
Yang Y, Gielissen K, Brown B, Spak JM, Windish DM. Structure and impact of longitudinal Graduate Medical Education curricula designed to prepare future clinician-educators: A systematic scoping review: BEME Guide No. 74. Medical Teacher 2022, 44: 947-961. PMID: 35196190, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2022.2039381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInstructional methodsEducator communityGraduate medical education curriculumMedical education curriculumSpecific instructional methodsGraduate medical education programsMedical education programsCurricular themesCurriculum contentEducation curriculumExperiential teachingLearner satisfactionUnique curriculumFuture curriculaMost curriculaExperiential activitiesRelated grey literatureEducation programsCurriculumImportant skillScholarly projectsProgram outcomesIndependent projectsHealth science databasesTeaching
2020
Becoming Clinician-Animators: a Toolkit and Pilot Study for Novel Animated Content Development in a Medical Education Curriculum
Brown B, Gao C, Windish D, Moeller J, O’Neill E, Soares S. Becoming Clinician-Animators: a Toolkit and Pilot Study for Novel Animated Content Development in a Medical Education Curriculum. Medical Science Educator 2020, 30: 977-988. PMID: 34457756, PMCID: PMC8368584, DOI: 10.1007/s40670-020-00959-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical educationFlipped classroom curriculumMultimedia teaching toolsMedical education curriculumEffectiveness of animationGraduate Medical EducationArt of animationEducation curriculumClassroom curriculumTeaching toolInternal medicine residentsContent developmentVideo seriesEducationCurriculumCognitive theoryMedicine residentsPilot studyAnimationEducatorsAnthropomorphic charactersLearnersMultimediaEnthusiasmDialogue
2009
Methodological Rigor of Quality Improvement Curricula for Physician Trainees: A Systematic Review and Recommendations for Change
Windish DM, Reed DA, Boonyasai RT, Chakraborti C, Bass EB. Methodological Rigor of Quality Improvement Curricula for Physician Trainees: A Systematic Review and Recommendations for Change. Academic Medicine 2009, 84: 1677-1692. PMID: 19940573, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3181bfa080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical Education Research Study Quality InstrumentQuality improvement curriculumQI curriculumImprovement curriculumMedical education researchTeaching strategiesEducation researchStudent initiativeEducational objectivesMERSQI scoreMedical studentsCurriculumResident curriculumEvaluation instrumentQuality InstrumentQI resourcesPhysician traineesResearch qualityFunding opportunitiesHealth care outcomesInstrumentEducatorsMethodological rigorStudentsRigor
2007
Assessing validity of standardized patient ratings of medical students’ communication behavior using the Roter interaction analysis system
Price EG, Windish DM, Magaziner J, Cooper LA. Assessing validity of standardized patient ratings of medical students’ communication behavior using the Roter interaction analysis system. Patient Education And Counseling 2007, 70: 3-9. PMID: 18037602, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical studentsCommunication skillsMedical students' communication skillsStandardized patient ratingsSecond-year medical studentsInteraction Analysis SystemStudents' communication skillsPatient education/counselingYear medical studentsStudent communication behaviorMedical educationEducation/counselingSP ratingsClinical reasoningStudentsSP encountersProfessional workCollege majorCommunication behaviorsSkillsRoter Interaction Analysis SystemData gatheringCurriculumEducationPatient careEffectiveness of Teaching Quality Improvement to Clinicians: A Systematic Review
Boonyasai RT, Windish DM, Chakraborti C, Feldman LS, Rubin HR, Bass EB. Effectiveness of Teaching Quality Improvement to Clinicians: A Systematic Review. JAMA 2007, 298: 1023-1037. PMID: 17785647, DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.9.1023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEducational outcomesQI curriculumTeam-based projectsAssessment of attitudesQuality improvement conceptsEducational principlesAdult learningExperiential learningSuch curriculaEducational methodsLearners' knowledgeDidactic instructionAccreditation requirementsCurriculumQI principlesMedical traineesSound adultsPre/Positive effectLearningAssessment toolBehavior outcomesImprovement conceptsKnowledgeClinical outcomesA Ten-Month Program in Curriculum Development for Medical Educators: 16 Years of Experience
Windish DM, Gozu A, Bass EB, Thomas PA, Sisson SD, Howard DM, Kern DE. A Ten-Month Program in Curriculum Development for Medical Educators: 16 Years of Experience. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 655. PMID: 17443374, PMCID: PMC1852913, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0103-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurriculum developmentMedical educationDevelopment programsImplementation of curriculumCurriculum development programFaculty development programPost-program surveysSelf-rated skillsTen-month programSelf-reported skillsNew curriculumCurricular developmentMedical educatorsEducational methodsAcademic yearProgram qualityCurriculumSkillsMost academic medical centersEducationYears of experienceFacultyParticipant satisfactionProgramEnjoyment